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Assembly Committee 12: Civil Unions and Marriage Issues

Posted on June 22, 2010 by presbybob

This is going to be a bit of a different take on the business before Committee 12: Civil Unions and Marriage Issues. The business is pretty limited: do we uphold the definition of marriage as being between a man and … Continue reading →

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Assembly Committee #4: Middle Governing Bodies

Posted on June 8, 2010 by presbybob

I am convinced Assembly Committee #4: Middle Governing Bodies is the most important and least known committee at the 219th General Assembly (2010). This is the committee dealing with the COGA commission. More than any other business — marriage, ordination … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico and the COGA Commission

Posted on April 6, 2010 by presbybob

Today, a practical application of the potential power of the COGA Commission (Recommendation-042). Recommendation 73-01 requests an administrative commission with the power to: B. Middle Governing Body Restructure—Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the Commonwealth) 1.   The 219th General Assembly (2010) authorizes … Continue reading →

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Back to it — The COGA Commission, that is

Posted on April 5, 2010 by presbybob

Two things today: 1. I have mentioned Phyllis Tickle’s, The Great Emergence, in several posts. If you are not wanting to read it, perhaps a 41 minute video would suffice. She’s engaging and it is a pretty good overview of … Continue reading →

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